A day at Castleview Primary School

A day at Castleview Primary School

On 11th January Sharp Shots Photo Club went to Castleview Primary School in Slough for a day of photography fun! We turned up at the school to teach two classes of year 1 students, armed with a case full of Nikon Coolpix cameras, a box of dressing up clothes and props, and a professional backdrop! We wanted

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The final after school photography club before Christmas!

The final after school photography club before Christmas!

Christmas is just around the corner which means our after school photography clubs have come to an end for the Autumn term! We have had so much fun, with themes throughout the term such as: I like to take photos of.. Shapes and textures Water You are an ant Action Autumn Halloween Favourite photographer Hide

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Photographing the senses

Sound, smell, taste, sight and touch may not seem like easy things to photograph, but in our after school photography clubs this week we will be doing just that! Our 5 senses can be photographed literally, eg. a photo of your nose or eye or tongue, but we want to encourage the children to photograph more

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Treacle Gallery Autumn photography course

Treacle Gallery Autumn photography course

Treacle Gallery in Shere, Surrey, is the perfect spot for our Autumn children’s photography course. The small English village of Shere is beautiful year round, but with the colours of Autumn at their prime, it only made sense that photography workshop we ran this half term was based around the season! This course is for kids between the

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Half term at Brooklands Museum!

Half term at Brooklands Museum!

One of our favourite places to take children’s photography classes is Brooklands Museum in Weybride, Surrey. With various different scenarios and subject matter to adapt to, it’s the perfect location to learn about what their camera can do. This half term we took a group of children aged between 7 and 15 to the museum to teach them about how their camera

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Week 5 at Sharp Shots after school club: Action!

Week 5 at Sharp Shots after school club: Action!

Our after school photography clubs this week have been focusing on the oh so popular theme of “Action!” The children have been jumping, spinning, cartwheeling and flying to try and create that perfect action shot. The children have been playing around with putting their Nikon Coolpix cameras on “take a series of pictures” or “self timer” modes. These

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